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20/05/2008
Cambo Estate in St Andrews has reported another bumper ‘snowdrop season’ this year, thanks in part to VisitScotland’s Snowdrop Festival, with both visitor numbers and income up on last year’s figures.
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20/05/2008
Fife was highlighted as a top business tourism destination earlier this month during the recent Scotland Means Business (SMB) biannual workshop held on the shores of Loch Lomond. More...
20/05/2008
Pride & Passion are running a ‘Discovery Tour’ in and around St Andrews to help build and update local knowledge of what the area has to offer visitors. More...
17/03/2008
Downloadable guides for your guests and staff to keep updated on what's on are available from www.visitscotland.org. More...
17/03/2008
Rufflets Country House Hotel in St Andrews is continuing to drive forward responsible tourism, by rewarding eco-friendly travellers with a special incentive.
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17/03/2008
Eight talented employees at The Old Course Hotel, in St Andrews have been awarded a prestigious training scholarship. More...
19/02/2008
The Fife Network Office has received alerts from accommodation providers in the area about a scam targeting Fife and the rest of Scotland. More...
19/02/2008
Fife’s tourism businesses are to come together this month for an industry conference at Balbirnie House Hotel in Markinch. More...
19/02/2008
The University of St Andrews McIntosh Hall has joined New Hall and David Russell Apartments and come on board with VisitScotland. More...
19/02/2008
The Torrance championship golf course at Fairmont St Andrews is to benefit from an extensive capital investment infusion in 2008 enhancing its status as one of Scotland’s top courses. More...
19/02/2008
North East Fife has tasted success in the Scottish Restaurant Awards at the EICC in Edinburgh. More...
19/02/2008
The Anstruther Fish Bar has scooped the staff training and development award at the recent Fish and Chip Shop of the Year competition, run by industry body Seafish More...
19/02/2008
A new visitor attraction in Fife will give budding golfers the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie without stepping foot on a golf course. More...
19/02/2008
In response to industry feedback a series of What's On listings have been produced by VisitScotland's network staff. More...
21/01/2008
Following last year’s hugely successful conference, Fife tourism businesses will be coming together again in February 2008 to explore how tourism is developing and how each business fits into the overall plan for Fife. More...
21/01/2008
Tourist Information Centre staff in Fife are looking to develop their product knowledge of the area by undertaking a series of familiarisation trips to local tourism businesses throughout the year. More...
21/01/2008
VisitScotland Fife is gearing towards a successful 2008 with many events and developments set to boost tourism in the area. More...
21/01/2008
The Scottish Snowdrop festival is brought to you by VisitScotland, Scotland’s Gardens Scheme, the National Trust for Scotland and the very best gardens across the country. More...
21/01/2008
The site will highlight news, major events, accommodation, what to see and do, a new golf section and providing businesses with the opportunity to download a copy of the latest what’s on guide.
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18/12/2007
Three companies beat off stiff competition from companies across Scotland to be crowned National Winners at the Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Awards 2007.
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18/12/2007
Are you interested in receiving expert advice, free of charge, on your rights and responsibilities under the new fire safety law? More...
18/12/2007
The Fife Tourism Alliance is the area tourism partnership for Fife comprising representatives of tourism sectors, public sector agencies, Fife Chamber of Commerce, FSB and the colleges. More...
18/12/2007
Since spring 2006, George Street Research has been undertaking the Tourism Barometer on behalf of VisitScotland. This is a survey of tourism businesses throughout Scotland on a seasonal basis with strong emphasis on performance monitoring, assessing past and present trends in the market place, future prospects and general market confidence. More...
18/12/2007
Eight dedicated employees from businesses in Fife have recently signed up as potential “ambassadors” for the local tourism, hospitality and leisure industry – a vital component of the Fife economy. More...
18/12/2007
Scottish Enterprise Fife is delighted to announce the launch of the Fife Business Excellence Awards 2008. These are firmly established in the local business calendar as a means of giving recognition to the achievements of Fife’s most enterprising organisations. This year there are nine award categories and companies can enter as many categories as they wish. More...
18/12/2007
The St Andrews World Class Initiative in partnership with Scottish Enterprise Fife is delighted to launch the Business Improvement Programme (BIP), which has been designed to support small to medium sized businesses operating across the tourism, hospitality and leisure sectors in Fife. More...
18/12/2007
Following this year’s hugely successful conference, Fife tourism businesses will be coming together again on Tuesday 26 February 2008 at Balbirnie House Hotel, Markinch to explore how tourism is developing and how each business fits into the overall plan for Fife. More...
19/11/2007
A series of What's On listings have been produced in response to industry feedback, all of these are available for you to download from VisitScotland's website. More...
19/11/2007
Fife Tourist Information Centres have been recognised as one of Scotland’s best for its customer service in a recent national survey.
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19/11/2007
Would you like to have a say in your future in Fife Tourism?
Take the opportunity to have your say.
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19/11/2007
Businesses are being warned to be wary of a free internet offer by a company called UPPS. More...
19/11/2007
As part of the St Andrews Week celebrations the St Andrews TIC will be hosting a special afternoon of fun for all the family on Saturday 1st December. More...
19/11/2007
Tourist information centres across Fife will be offering a 10% discount this Christmas to all Fife trade businesses from 1st to 24th December. More...
19/11/2007
The First in Fife Golfpass offers great value to play at some the regions fantastic courses. More...
23/10/2007
Businesses should keep their eyes peeled for forthcoming network events that will be taking place throughout the season. More...
23/10/2007
Dean Park Hotel, Tuesday 30 October 8-10am
Recent sharp increases in the cost of traditional energy supplies together with the impact of new laws aimed at reducing carbon emissions mean that businesses increasingly need to focus on the potential of meeting their energy needs through on-site renewable energy technologies. For a growing number of businesses, these emerging technologies could offer significant cost and environmental benefits.
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23/10/2007
Crerar Hotels has now submitted its planning application to develop a new 3-4 star 80-bedroom family friendly hotel and health club at St Nicholas Park in St Andrews. The proposals would generate £10 million of investment for the local economy and create 60 jobs. More...
23/10/2007
Scotland’s wide variety of high quality natural ingredients are being used to entice food loving visitors to Scotland. More...
23/10/2007
Tourist Board Training (TBT), owned by VisitScotland, develops and co-ordinates innovative, flexible and sustainable training opportunities that offer the tourism industry the chance to enhance their skills and knowledge of specialist niche markets that are attracted to Scotland. More...
17/09/2007
A series of What's On listings have been produced in response to industry feedback, all of these are available for you to download from VisitScotland's website. More...
17/09/2007
Two of Fife’s top tourism businesses gathered at Edinburgh Castle last week to celebrate being shortlisted for a prestigious Scottish Thistle Award. More...
17/09/2007
A new resource, geared to help Scottish tourism businesses reap maximum economic benefit from Scotland’s larder, has been launched. More...
17/09/2007
The St Andrews World Class initiative has received support from the Fife Strategic Tourism Development Fund. More...
17/09/2007
If businesses are hosting events during the St Andrews Festival and would like these events included in the online festival program could they please contact Rob Murray Brown on 07914379320. More...
17/09/2007
Raptor World is a Bird of Prey & Falconry Acitivity Company offering handling and flying sessions, field trips, demonstrations and courses. More...
17/09/2007
This major research project concluded its survey work in the summer and was the subject of a presentation to stakeholders in late August on the top level findings. More...
17/09/2007
A major review of tourism signposting, visitor orientation and interpretation in Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy will shortly get underway. More...
17/09/2007
Scotland’s tennis ace Andy Murray has named two Fife businesses in his top ten things to do and see in Scotland. More...
27/08/2007
Cairnie Fruit Farm and Mega Maze by Cupar has received a four star visitor attraction award from VisitScotland’s Quality Assurance scheme. More...
27/08/2007
The St Andrews Golf Company (formerly Heritage Golf) recently moved to larger purpose-built premises at Largoward on the outskirts of St Andrews. More...
27/08/2007
Tourist Board Training is organising a series of niche market workshops which are also linked to VisitScotland Quality Assurance Welcome Schemes. Read on for details of the current programme for 2007. More...
27/08/2007
VisitScotland’s Business Tourism Unit is holding a unique event, called Spotlight on West Fife, on Wednesday 29 August at the Business Learning and Conference Centre (BLCC) in Dunfermline.
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27/08/2007
VisitScotland’s Business Tourism Central Team is offering Edinburgh based conference and events organisers the opportunity to discover the diversity that Fife has to offer for corporate events. More...
27/08/2007
Following the opening of their new Business Centre and the refurbishment of the North Shore Restaurant and executive bedrooms, the Queensferry Hotel is proudly celebrating its re-launch.
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27/08/2007
As of Tuesday 14th August, if you need internet access you can go along to the St Andrews Tourist Information Centre, Market Street, St Andrews. More...
23/07/2007
The Summer Top 10 campaign is a joint initiative between VisitScotland and Highland Spring which builds on previous successful joint activities. Communicating "many things to see and do" throughout Scotland, the activity encourages visitors to browse and explore many tangible Scottish activities and create their own itinerary. More...
23/07/2007
VisitScotland’s Business Tourism Unit is holding a unique event, called Spotlight on West Fife, on Wednesday 29 August at the Business Learning and Conference Centre (BLCC), Dunfermline. More...
23/07/2007
Award-winning Rufflets Country House will be certified as CarbonNeutral® from 1 June 2007 making it the first official CarbonNeutral hotel in Scotland. More...
23/07/2007
Has it always been a dream to play the
world famous Old Course? Well now you can ...
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23/07/2007
A new publication will highlight the role of the Fife Tourism Alliance and outline the strategy of the partnership. More...
23/07/2007
What's On guides containing information on events in the Fife area have been established for businesses to download. More...
23/07/2007
A quick update on some major events happening over the next month. More...
23/07/2007
Fife hotels to add additional rooms and leisure facilities to their establishments.
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23/07/2007
The annual Scottish Visitor Attraction Survey 2006 shows the number of visitors attending attractions in the Kingdom of Fife. More...
23/07/2007
An update on all existing and new four and five star quality assured establishments in Fife. More...
23/07/2007
The Fife Tourism Alliance continues to advise on the development of the Fife Tourism Strategy and investment from the Fife Strategic Tourism Development Fund. More...
23/07/2007
The Food Hygiene Information Scheme pilot was launched by the Food Standards Agency Scotland (FSAS) on the 6th of November last year. More...
18/06/2007
Tourist Board Training is organising a series of niche market workshops, which are also linked to VisitScotland Quality Assurance Welcome Schemes. More...
18/06/2007
The East Neuk Festival is fast establishing itself as one of Scotland’s most innovative arts events and will be taking place from 28 June to 1 July in a range of venues in this atmospheric location. More...
18/06/2007
The newly formatted What’s On is now available to download. More...
18/06/2007
The highest number of Scottish award winning beaches ever recorded, was announced on 1st June 2007, as the official bathing season got underway. And among them were 11 Fife beaches - five Blue Flag winners and six Rural Seaside Awards. More...
18/06/2007
VisitScotland Fife will once again be promoting golf in St Andrews during winter with the return of the popular St Andrews Old Course Off Peak Package (previously known as the Winter Golf Package). More...
18/06/2007
Taking place between 1 and 3 July at the Fairmont St Andrews, the International Pairs World Finals is the culmination of the biggest golf event of its kind in the world. More...
18/06/2007
Griselda Hill Pottery Ltd has recently achieved a bronze award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme. To celebrate this and the very newly acquired status of four star Visitor Attraction by Visit Scotland, the Pottery, which makes the world famous ‘Wemyss Ware’, will hold an eight day ‘going green’ Festival at the Visitor Centre in Ceres. More...
18/06/2007
While tickets to see the Bruce Lectures that are taking place as part of this years Robert the Bruce Festival in Dunfermline have proved so popular they have sold out in advance of the event, some are still available for the Bruce Concert. More...
23/05/2007
Dine around East of Scotland was a joint initiative between the Sector Development Department and the Fife, Perthshire and Angus & Dundee network offices. Building on the successes of previous Dine Around promotions, the aim was to introduce the concept to a new area of the country and engage with the restaurant community and local foodies. More...
23/05/2007
Over the past few weeks, the Fife network office has been working towards creating a new template for the weekly What's On. The Fife office is the first area to roll out the new template with other area's around Scotland soon to follow. More...
23/05/2007
On Saturday 23 June a spectacular celebration of King Robert the Bruce will take place in Pittencrieff Park in Dunfermline, in the shadow of the Royal Palace. More...
23/05/2007
Law’s Close, The Merchant’s House, is now officially open for the summer season. More...
23/05/2007
EatScotland has announced the first ever winners of its newly launched Award Scheme in a move that is set to raise the bar in the Scottish eating out scene. Over 40 establishments have been declared EatScotland Silver Award winners, a reflection of the individual establishments high standards of cuisine, service and the overall eating out experience. More...
23/05/2007
To assist accommodation providers make full use of their ‘extranet’ access, web in a box etc on visitscotland.com, the Fife Network Office in conjunction with our colleagues at visitscotland.com have organised a training workshop on Wednesday 30th May at Cluny Clays, by Kirkcaldy. More...
23/05/2007
St Andrews student accommodation at New Hall, on the North Haugh campus, has been presented with a gold award for the Green Tourism Business Scheme. More...
23/05/2007
More than 20,000 spectators lapped up some spectacular entertainment at the Scottish MotorFair, held at Knockhill Racing Circuit. More...
23/05/2007
The first Gold standard for Environmental Management has been awarded to Troustrie House B&B, near Crail. More...
23/04/2007
Scotland is known worldwide as 'the home of golf'with 550 golf courses. Read on for more facts. More...
23/04/2007
VisitScotland Fife would like to invite tourism businesses to the final network event before the summer season. More...
23/04/2007
Tickets for major events such as T in the Park, concerts and the theatre will all now be available in the three of Fife’s TICs including Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and St Andrews through the Ticketmaster booking system.
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23/04/2007
A new forum aimed at developing tourism potential in Kirkcaldy has been launched.
The Tourism Forum In Kirkcaldy (TFI Kirkcaldy) will bring together various partners from public and private sectors to discuss ways to attract visitors to the town.
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23/04/2007
With the recent spell of good weather and an influx of visitors, the tourism season is well underway in the Kingdom. More...
23/04/2007
For more information on tickets for The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, simply read on. More...
23/04/2007
This new initiative has evolved from Museums and Galleries Month and is inspired by similar cultural celebrations in Amsterdam (n8), Berlin (Lange Nacht der Museen) and New York (Museum Mile Festival). More...
19/03/2007
In tandem with the national campaign, VisitScotland Fife will shortly launch its own Spring Campaign. The Fife Spring Collection will be based around imagery associated with 4 key colours: pink, green, yellow and blue - our spring collection. More...
19/03/2007
Dunfermline will be reinforcing its historical importance on Tuesday 27 March with the official opening of the City's Gateway to its Heritage Quarter – an area of national importance encompassing Andrew Carnegie's Birthplace museum, Dunfermline Abbey, The Palace and Abbot House. More...
19/03/2007
Join representatives of Fife Coast & Countryside Trust for a tour of Fife’s first Coastal Interpretative Centre located in the fabulously restored Harbourmaster’s House. This new centre provides a superb point of contact for anyone wishing to understand and discover Fife’s unique coastal fringe. More...
19/03/2007
Seasonal Tourist Information Centres in Fife will re-open at the beginning of April. More...
19/02/2007
Whether you're a customer facing business or a supplier of products or services to the industry this morning meeting will help you to focus on profitable growth and should not be missed. More...
19/02/2007
Great value £15 fixed-price dining offers are available in Angus & Dundee, the Kingdom of Fife and Perthshire from 19 February to 30 March as VisitScotland launches the Dine Around East of Scotland promotion. More...
19/02/2007
A guided walk around one of the most picturesque burghs in the area has been launched. More...
19/02/2007
Six dedicated employees from businesses in and around St Andrews have this week signed up as “ambassadors” for the local tourism, hospitality and leisure industry. More...
19/02/2007
Fife Council has published a guide to funding sources for tourism projects in Fife. The leaflet outlines the range of assistance that is available to community groups, organisations and the private sector to support tourism initiatives. More...
19/02/2007
The findings of a major study recently carried out in St Andrews have been released. More...
19/02/2007
VisitScotland Fife will host their second network event of the year at St Andrews Links Practice Centre and Golf Academy on Wednesday 14th March. More...
19/02/2007
Pride & Passion is running a ‘Discovery Tour’ around Fife to help build and update local knowledge of what the area has to offer visitors. More...
22/01/2007
Fife Coast and Countryside Trust, will be hosting the Royal Destination Award for Sustainable Tourism and conference “Sustainable Tourism – The Agenda for Destinations". More...
22/01/2007
VisitScotland Fife has undertaken a dynamic winter marketing campaign in a bid to attract visitors to the area by encouraging requests for the main Fife accommodation guide. More...
22/01/2007
Why not take the opportunity to meet with your business contacts at the next Fife networking event. More...
18/12/2006
FSB Enterprises will be hosting three, half day courses to advise businesses on how to become DDA compliant. Businesses participating with VisitScotland will receive a 50% discount on the cost. More...
28/11/2006
St Andrews Festival, now in its eleventh year, is set to raise the curtain on another eleven days of celebrations with the confirmation of the firework display held at the Fairmont, St Andrews. More...
28/11/2006
100k Welcomes is the name of the new portfolio of courses that is being developed for the Scottish Tourism Industry on behalf of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. More...
28/11/2006
Read on for the opportunities available to accommodation providers to see the new Tiscover system in action; and also details on familiarisation trips. More...
28/11/2006
In Spring 2006, VisitScotland commissioned George Street Research to undertake its ongoing Tourism Barometer. More...
28/11/2006
Anne Frank + You is the title of a Major And Unique Multi Venue Cultural Festival to be held
in Kirkcaldy, Fife from 8th - 28th January ’07. This Festival has been imagined by and developed for
young people, schools and the wider community in Scotland, and is free. More...
23/10/2006
VisitScotland Fife has launched its new, revamped short break guide to promote the Kingdom as an ideal short break destination. More...
23/10/2006
VisitScotland Fife is once again producing the popular, ‘Guide to Golf in St Andrews & The Kingdom of Fife’. The A5 guide is the main marketing tool used to attract golfers to the Kingdom. More...
23/10/2006
For your opportunity to take part in the second networking event of the season please read on for further details More...
23/10/2006
Invitation to an Environmental Conference on 3rd November 2006 at Rothes Halls in Glenrothes. More...
26/09/2006
For more information on a growing number of fraudulent enquiries to accommodation providers please read this important information. More...
26/09/2006
As part of the 2006 East Neuk Seafood Celebration, organised by VisitScotland Fife, Fife Council and supported by the national Sea Fish Industry Authority, visitors to the Pitttenweem Arts Festival were treated to live cookery demonstrations and tasting by chefs from Adam Smith College and stalls selling fresh fish, all highlighting the vast array of seafood delights in the area. More...
26/09/2006
As part of Scottish Food Fortnight (1-17 September) VisitScotland and Eat Scotland have launched a quality assurance scheme for farmers markets across Scotland to ensure a consistent consumer experience. More...
26/09/2006
Following research which showed that fewer Scots are influenced to holiday in Scotland by the country’s amazing wildlife than international visitors, national tourism body VisitScotland is hoping that a new campaign aimed at Scotland’s school children will reverse this trend. More...
26/09/2006
VisitScotland Fife has officially launched the area’s autumn campaign with a brand new marketing campaign. More...
29/08/2006
A major project to research the users of the Fife Coastal Path has made an excellent start this summer. Scheduled to run for a number of months, the project is a bid to improve information on the profile of walkers, their satisfaction levels and also measure the impact of the Path in economic terms as a visitor attraction.
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29/08/2006
This summer Fife’s first coastal centre, located in the basement floor of the newly redeveloped Harbourmaster’s House in Dysart, which incorporates the new headquarters for Fife Coast and Countryside Trust, the Harbour Bistro and retail area opened its doors to the public. More...
29/08/2006
Green matters will be high on the agenda in the first Fife network event of the season. More...
29/08/2006
For a taster of what's on in the area during September please read on. More...
29/08/2006
The Fife Tourism Challenge is a unique project to encourage Fife secondary schools to examine the tourism and hospitality sector in their area, to link with local tourism businesses all with the aim of highlighting the tourism sector for career options. More...
24/07/2006
The Fife Tourism Challenge is a new initiative which is being developed by the Fife Tourism Alliance in association with Careers Scotland, Springboard and Fife Council, and which aims to raise awareness of the importance of the tourism industry and to encourage school pupils to consider the tourism and hospitality sectors as a career option. More...
24/07/2006
As part of the preparations for the inaugural Scottish Classic Speedfair, former Formula One World Champion, Sir Jackie Stewart, was at Knockill Racing Circuit on Thursday 20th July to promote the event. More...
24/07/2006
Kirkcaldy tourist information centre, located within The Merchant’s House, will be running a series of tours in and around the oldest house in Kirkcaldy during the summer season. More...
24/07/2006
Images of St Andrews and the East Neuk of Fife were beamed to an audience of more than 10 million Australian viewers when the country’s number one travel programme ‘Getaway’ was aired on Thursday (20 July). More...
24/07/2006
Eating out is a key component of any trip and food and drink activities currently account for 22% of total tourist spend in Scotland. Given the importance of this sector, VisitScotland is embarking on a number of initiatives so that food and drink is recognised as a distinct and entirely positive part of the Scottish tourism product. More...
24/07/2006
The Forth Bridges TIC presently occupies part of the ground floor of the Queensferry Lodge Hotel, North Queensferry. The hotel was built approximately 16 years ago and a TIC facility has been part of the hotel for all of that time. The former Kingdom of Fife Tourist Board entered a 10 year lease with the then owners (Regal Hotels) in July 1996 to operate the Tourist Information Centre at that site. More...
24/07/2006
VisitScotland Fife, in partnership with St Andrews Links Trust, has today officially launched the St Andrews ‘Old Course Off Peak’ package at the state of the art St Andrews Links Golf Academy. More...
24/07/2006
The Kingdom of Fife is home to a number of major events which will have thousands of visitors flocking to Fife this summer with a wide variety to suit all.
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24/07/2006
The variety of seafood on offer in and around the East Neuk of Fife is once again at the centre of an initiative aimed at attracting visitors to Fife through the celebration of Seafood. More...
24/07/2006
Many of you will be aware that we have been reviewing all the information and sales activities around the network. In response to suggestions made by accommodation providers around the country for an electronic 'what’s on' guide, we want to trial this in Fife. More...
27/06/2006
An exhibition of new work by Jack Vettriano has opened at Kirkcaldy Museum & Art Gallery titled ‘Love, Devotion and Surrender.’ More...
24/05/2006
VisitScotland Fife is once again working closely with the trade to make sure that we maximise the day visit market to Fife; therefore we will be producing the popular Kingdom of Life “loyalty Card”, which is intended to entice more visitors to visit Fife for the day and is free for attractions and restaurants to sign up to.
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24/05/2006
The Fife Tourism Alliance, the area tourism partnership for Fife, is undertaking a special strategy workshop on 22 May to input to the development of a new Fife Tourism Strategy, 2006 – 2010. More...
24/05/2006
VisitScotland Fife has launched a new walking campaign to capitalise on a recent study revealing Scotland as one of the best places in the world for walking. More...
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